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A photograph of an evening home puja in a living room. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged before a gold-framed niche with a blue backdrop, where a deity murti is adorned with red garlands and offerings. He raises his hand toward the murti. A framed photograph of a figure in orange robes with a garland hangs beside the TV. Around him, a man in white kurta sits with his back to the camera, a woman in a teal salwar kameez sits in front, and another woman in a pink-and-maroon sari sits to the right with hands folded. A drum rests in the foreground, and a brass plate with fruit and lamps lies on the cloth. A white lion statue stands near the niche. a person's presence is uncertain from appearance; the figure in orange is seated at the altar and his face is not clearly visible.

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